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The Boppy Company LLC pillows

2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Oct 26, 2020. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 2reports to CPSC
  • Oct 26, 2020the latest report was made
  • Oct 21, 2019the earliest
  • 1with the company’s comments
Brand
None given: no report names a brand, so the group is named for its maker, The Boppy Company LLC
Maker
The Boppy Company LLCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
PillowsCPSC’s product type: Pillows (code 4050), in Furniture, Furnishings & Decorations: Bedroom, Bedding & Bath

By month

1 report from November 2019 to October 2020; the most in October 2020, 1. 1 earlier report, since October 2019, is in the table.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
October 20201
October 20191

How badly anyone was hurt

  • Death 2

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. Death

    Made Oct 26, 2020, sent to the company Nov 20, 2020, published by CPSC Dec 14, 2020

    The product, in the report: Infant boppy pillow

    1 month old male infant who was placed on boppy pillow on an air mattress on the floor. Infant was laying on his right side wearing a onesie, diaper and swaddled with a blanket. Infant was lying with his mother and 11 year old sibling. Older child woke approximately 0930 and alerted mother to check on infant. Mother picked up infant and noted him to not be breathing. CPR started and transported to hospital where death was pronounced.

    Where
    Johnston, Iowa: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 0, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Unknown, made or sold by The Boppy Company LLC
  2. Death

    Made Oct 21, 2019, sent to the company Nov 7, 2019, published by CPSC Dec 10, 2019

    The product, in the report: Boppy “U” shaped pillow

    The decedent, a 5 month old, was placed to sleep propped on a boppy “U” shaped pillow due to a runny nose. The child was placed to sleep on his back with head and shoulders propped in pillow and found deceased face down in the middle of the “U”.

    Where
    Kalispell, Montana: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 0, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    made or sold by The Boppy Company LLC

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources
  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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